However, of the over 90 million acres of corn planted in the US, sweet corn makes up less than 1% of the total crop. The rest is starchy and dry field corn ... silks at the top—a sign that ...

Ear count, not just population, makes corn yield. The first step to more ears per field is stand and ear counts ... insects or diseases such as crazy top and corn smut. Nutrient deficiencies ...

Three years ago, an aerial view of Carroll County ... “A small fraction of the field corn we grow goes to actual food products such as cornflakes or sweeteners or such,” explains Casner.